Proverbs 14
1 Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands.
σοφαὶ γυναῖκες ᾠκοδόμησαν οἴκους ἡ δὲ ἄφρων κατέσκαψεν ταῖς χερσὶν αὐτῆς
2 He that walketh in his uprightness feareth the LORD: but [he that is] perverse in his ways despiseth him.
ὁ πορευόμενος ὀρθῶς φοβεῖται τὸν κύριον ὁ δὲ σκολιάζων ταῖς ὁδοῖς αὐτοῦ ἀτιμασθήσεται
3 In the mouth of the foolish [is] a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.
ἐκ στόματος ἀφρόνων βακτηρία ὕβρεως χείλη δὲ σοφῶν φυλάσσει αὐτούς
4 Where no oxen [are], the crib [is] clean: but much increase [is] by the strength of the ox.
οὗ μή εἰσιν βόες φάτναι καθαραί οὗ δὲ πολλὰ γενήματα φανερὰ βοὸς ἰσχύς
5 A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies.
μάρτυς πιστὸς οὐ ψεύδεται ἐκκαίει δὲ ψεύδη μάρτυς ἄδικος
6 A scorner seeketh wisdom, and [findeth it] not: but knowledge [is] easy to him that understandeth.
ζητήσεις σοφίαν παρὰ κακοῖς καὶ οὐχ εὑρήσεις αἴσθησις δὲ παρὰ φρονίμοις εὐχερής
7 Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not [in him] the lips of knowledge.
πάντα ἐναντία ἀνδρὶ ἄφρονι ὅπλα δὲ αἰσθήσεως χείλη σοφά
8 The wisdom of the prudent [is] to understand his way: but the folly of fools [is] deceit.
σοφία πανούργων ἐπιγνώσεται τὰς ὁδοὺς αὐτῶν ἄνοια δὲ ἀφρόνων ἐν πλάνῃ
9 Fools make a mock at sin: but among the righteous [there is] favor.
οἰκίαι παρανόμων ὀφειλήσουσιν καθαρισμόν οἰκίαι δὲ δικαίων δεκταί
10 The heart knoweth its own bitterness; and a stranger doth not intermeddle with its joy.
καρδία ἀνδρὸς αἰσθητική λυπηρὰ ψυχὴ αὐτοῦ ὅταν δὲ εὐφραίνηται οὐκ ἐπιμείγνυται ὕβρει
11 The house of the wicked shall be overthrown: but the tabernacle of the upright shall flourish.
οἰκίαι ἀσεβῶν ἀφανισθήσονται σκηναὶ δὲ κατορθούντων στήσονται
12 There is a way which seemeth right to a man, but the end of it [are] the ways of death.
ἔστιν ὁδὸς ἣ δοκεῖ ὀρθὴ εἶναι παρὰ ἀνθρώποις τὰ δὲ τελευταῖα αὐτῆς ἔρχεται εἰς πυθμένα ᾅδου
13 Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of that mirth [is] heaviness.
ἐν εὐφροσύναις οὐ προσμείγνυται λύπη τελευταία δὲ χαρὰ εἰς πένθος ἔρχεται
14 The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways: and a good man [shall be satisfied] from himself.
τῶν ἑαυτοῦ ὁδῶν πλησθήσεται θρασυκάρδιος ἀπὸ δὲ τῶν διανοημάτων αὐτοῦ ἀνὴρ ἀγαθός
15 The simple believeth every word: but the prudent man looketh well to his going.
ἄκακος πιστεύει παντὶ λόγῳ πανοῦργος δὲ ἔρχεται εἰς μετάνοιαν
16 A wise [man] feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident.
σοφὸς φοβηθεὶς ἐξέκλινεν ἀπὸ κακοῦ ὁ δὲ ἄφρων ἑαυτῷ πεποιθὼς μείγνυται ἀνόμῳ
17 [He that is] soon angry dealeth foolishly: and a man of wicked devices is hated.
ὀξύθυμος πράσσει μετὰ ἀβουλίας ἀνὴρ δὲ φρόνιμος πολλὰ ὑποφέρει
18 The simple inherit folly: but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
μεριοῦνται ἄφρονες κακίαν οἱ δὲ πανοῦργοι κρατήσουσιν αἰσθήσεως
19 The evil bow before the good; and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
ὀλισθήσουσιν κακοὶ ἔναντι ἀγαθῶν καὶ ἀσεβεῖς θεραπεύσουσιν θύρας δικαίων
20 The poor is hated even by his own neighbor: but the rich [hath] many friends.
φίλοι μισήσουσιν φίλους πτωχούς φίλοι δὲ πλουσίων πολλοί
21 He that despiseth his neighbor sinneth: but he that hath mercy on the poor, happy [is] he.
ὁ ἀτιμάζων πένητας ἁμαρτάνει ἐλεῶν δὲ πτωχοὺς μακαριστός
22 Do they not err that devise evil? but mercy and truth [shall be] to them that devise good.
πλανώμενοι τεκταίνουσι κακά ἔλεον δὲ καὶ ἀλήθειαν τεκταίνουσιν ἀγαθοί οὐκ ἐπίστανται ἔλεον καὶ πίστιν τέκτονες κακῶν ἐλεημοσύναι δὲ καὶ πίστεις παρὰ τέκτοσιν ἀγαθοῖς
23 In all labor there is profit: but the talk of the lips [tendeth] only to penury.
ἐν παντὶ μεριμνῶντι ἔνεστιν περισσόν ὁ δὲ ἡδὺς καὶ ἀνάλγητος ἐν ἐνδείᾳ ἔσται
24 The crown of the wise [is] their riches: [but] the foolishness of fools [is] folly.
στέφανος σοφῶν πανοῦργος ἡ δὲ διατριβὴ ἀφρόνων κακή
25 A true witness delivereth souls: but a deceitful [witness] speaketh lies.
ῥύσεται ἐκ κακῶν ψυχὴν μάρτυς πιστός ἐκκαίει δὲ ψεύδη δόλιος
26 In the fear of the LORD [is] strong confidence: and his children shall have a place of refuge.
ἐν φόβῳ κυρίου ἐλπὶς ἰσχύος τοῖς δὲ τέκνοις αὐτοῦ καταλείπει ἔρεισμα
27 The fear of the LORD [is] a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
πρόσταγμα κυρίου πηγὴ ζωῆς ποιεῖ δὲ ἐκκλίνειν ἐκ παγίδος θανάτου
28 In the multitude of people [is] the king's honor: but in the want of people [is] the destruction of the prince.
ἐν πολλῷ ἔθνει δόξα βασιλέως ἐν δὲ ἐκλείψει λαοῦ συντριβὴ δυνάστου
29 [He that is] slow to wrath [is] of great understanding: but [he that is] hasty of spirit exalteth folly.
μακρόθυμος ἀνὴρ πολὺς ἐν φρονήσει ὁ δὲ ὀλιγόψυχος ἰσχυρῶς ἄφρων
30 A sound heart [is] the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the bones.
πραΰθυμος ἀνὴρ καρδίας ἰατρός σὴς δὲ ὀστέων καρδία αἰσθητική
31 He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoreth him hath mercy on the poor.
ὁ συκοφαντῶν πένητα παροξύνει τὸν ποιήσαντα αὐτόν ὁ δὲ τιμῶν αὐτὸν ἐλεᾷ πτωχόν
32 The wicked is driven away in his wickedness: but the righteous hath hope in his death.
ἐν κακίᾳ αὐτοῦ ἀπωσθήσεται ἀσεβής ὁ δὲ πεποιθὼς τῇ ἑαυτοῦ ὁσιότητι δίκαιος
33 Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding: but [that which is] in the midst of fools is made known.
ἐν καρδίᾳ ἀγαθῇ ἀνδρὸς σοφία ἐν δὲ καρδίᾳ ἀφρόνων οὐ διαγινώσκεται
34 Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin [is] a reproach to any people.
δικαιοσύνη ὑψοῖ ἔθνος ἐλασσονοῦσι δὲ φυλὰς ἁμαρτίαι
35 The king's favor [is] towards a wise servant: but his wrath is [against] him that causeth shame.
δεκτὸς βασιλεῖ ὑπηρέτης νοήμων τῇ δὲ ἑαυτοῦ εὐστροφίᾳ ἀφαιρεῖται ἀτιμίαν
